Alina Habba lands a $50M job at a days-old company

Days after Concord Partners LLC was registered in Florida on October 22, 2025, Alina Habba agreed to become its general counsel, according to The New York Times. Isabela Herrera set up the company and is its only listed manager; its listed address is its registered agent's office. The deal paid $10 million a year for four years plus bonuses, guaranteeing Habba more than $50 million, according to interviews and documents obtained by the Times. Concord has no public profile, and its business is unclear even to some people associated with the Herrera family's companies. Habba finalized the deal while still serving as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a post she resigned in December 2025 after a panel of federal judges ruled her appointment unlawful. She began working for Concord on January 1, 2026, by which time she was a senior adviser to Attorney General Pam Bondi overseeing U.S. attorneys, with an office at the Justice Department and a U.S. Marshals protective detail. As a special government employee she was allowed outside work under conflict-of-interest restrictions. Weeks later, Trump pardoned Isabela Herrera's father, the banker Julio Herrera Velutini. People familiar with the contract told the Times they believed Habba was brought in to help with his push for a pardon and were surprised by the size of the pay. Habba said her employment was vetted and disclosed to the Justice Department and that any suggestion it was connected to a pardon is false; she declined to discuss her work for Concord. The Justice Department said she did not speak to anyone about a pardon, and a White House official said she had nothing to do with it. The Herreras did not respond to requests for comment.